By Kevin McCauley
Jefferson Waterman International has inked a $1.1M contract with Ghana to help that west African nation obtain access to U.S. government officials and positive relationships with major electronic and print media.
The firm also will arrange appearances for Ghanaian officials at U.S. think tanks.
On the economic development front, Ghana has been courting China for big investments to develop the country’s oil, gold, diamond, copper and lead deports, according to a report in Bloomberg.
Ghana also is a player in the effort to resolve the political stalemate in neighboring Ivory Coast. It is working to make sure that the unrest in Ivory Coast does not spill over the border.
Ghana’s military, however, denies rumors that it is prepared to invade Ivory Coast in an effort to unseat strong man Laurent Gbagbo.
Last month, JWI went to work for Alassane Ouattara, who was elected president on Nov. 28, but has been blocked from taking office by forces loyal to Gbagbo, who likens the political mess in his country to the hotly contested Bush/Gore election in Florida.
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